An East Sussex man drowned in a reed-covered pond while duck shooting.
Andrew Walker, 29, from Hailsham, had been submerged in the pond near Pebsham Farm, Bexhill, for about five minutes.
His friends were alerted when his barking dog ran over to them.
Paramedics tried to revive him but he was pronounced dead at Hastings' Conquest Hospital.
A post-mortem examination revealed he died from drowning.
An inquest was opened and adjourned in Hastings on Tuesday following Sunday evening's tragedy.
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